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131 - Virtue Is Not Enough - J. Budziszewski
One of the best contemporary natural law philosophers, J. Budszizewski, joins the show to discuss his new book, How (and How Not) to Be Happy, spiritual warfare in the classroom, and his journey from "macho nihilism" to faith.
Topics include:
Why virtue alone won't make you happy
Why the Greeks said "Call no man happy until he is dead"
A critique of the Stoic revival
How belief in the afterlife allows us to be honest about suffering in this life
Teaching secular students about natural law
Breaking through people's self-deception
Budszizewski's youthful embrace of nihilism and how God broke…
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